Im going to write a lot more on this, but I finally articulated why Im debating in so many conversations is bullshit and is so infuriating. Super privileged people (mostly white rich guys whove gone to college) think of everything as a theoretical debate. And they see oppression as this distant theoretical thing wrong with the world. And so when they get report of facts from people who are being oppressed, they dont notice that they are getting facts, cause its not actually real to them, certainly not real enough to affect people theyd bother talking to. But they are FACTS. And these dudes like arguing with them using their opinions. Thats why your opinion is not valid is what we often say. I mean, you can have whatever opinion, but how does that actually matter when Im telling you facts? You cant reasonably debate with someone giving you facts. Your opinion means NOTHING when they are using facts. I am an *expert* on misogyny. And its sad I have to put it in those terms for some people to get it. But basically, a man arguing with a woman about misogyny is like arguing with a chemist using your personal made up theories of how chemistry works. Its infuriating. Except this is survival. So amplify that frustration x1000 because your ignorance is literally killing me and people like me.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:17:12 +0000
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